Corrosive Challenge # 203 - Forever Young

Happy Fourth of July weekend to all of our stateside fans!  Hurricane Arthur put a little bit of a damper on some things, but we hope you all had a wonderful weekend overall.  We have a fun new challenge for you at The Corrosive Challenge Blog, sponsored by A & T Designs, home of the Emerald Faeries. The theme is "forever young" - Create a project for a baby, child, or even the young at heart.

These faeries are just the sweetest, most darling images!  The team had four to choose from for this one.  It was no easy task choosing, but I had a recipient in mind for this one who loves to read, and her twin girls have become avid readers as well, so I went with Bindie.

 

I just love how this turned out!  I pulled out another old sketch from a folder I have full of them, from Sketch Saturday.

 

She is colored with Copics, and I cut out a cloud shape and sponged the sky with some ink.  I printed the image twice, and cut out and popped up the lady bugs and dragonfly for a little more dimension.  Papers were from stash, the floral one is Echo Park "Sweet Summertime" and the rainbow stripe is Recollections.  The "So Happy" is a Studio G epoxy brad.

I hope everyone's 4th of July plans weren't ruined completely, I know I enjoyed a day to just be at home and get some crafting, cleaning, and family time in.  Looking forward to seeing some "Forever Young" entries at The Corrosive Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jasmine

Corrosive Challenge # 202 - Color Me Happy

Good morning everyone!  After a long day hosting a yard sale, I had a few finishing touches for my project for a new Corrosive Challenge. Yard sales are always interesting...there's the early birds, the drive-bys, the bargain hunters, and those who are just out and about for the day.  We ended up making a few bucks, and getting rid of some stuff, so all in all a success!

This time around, we have a new challenge and not one but TWO amazing sponsors!  Which means we will also have TWO winners!

Art by Miran

  Prize - 3 digis

 Aurora Wings

Prize - $10 gift voucher

Our theme is "Color Me Happy" - use your favorite coloring medium:  Copics, pencils, Prisma you name it!  

I only recently discovered Aurora Wings stamps, and they are just GORGEOUS!  I chose to work with Girl with Poppies isn't she just lovely?

She is colored with Copics, with some black glitter and a yellow bead added to the poppies.  Brads and flowers are Recollections, charm is Studio g, and the corner stickers are Momenta.  papers are both from  DCWV "The Wild Splendor" stack.

I really do adore this artist, and look forward to working with more of her images soon.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and be sure to enter the new challenge for a chance at a prize from one of our amazing sponsors.

Jasmine

Hey Dog

Despite my lack of blogging, I actually have been making some other cards in between Corrosive Challenges.  My cousin and co-worker celebrated his birthday last week, and loves to make a big deal of his special day, so I had to make him a special card.  We have a running joke at the office, where he does a spot-on impression of Any Samberg doing an impression of Mark Wahlberg talking to animals - if you haven't seen the skit, you have to watch it That was my inspiration. 

Once I had the idea I knew that Kenny K's Col. Macallan was perfect.  I love this angry little Bulldog!  LOL.

He is colored with Copics, with some glossy accents added to the clock, goggles, eyes and nose.  All of the papers and embellies are from stash, and the sentiment was computer generated.

Had some good luck that this will fit perfectly for the new challenge over at Kenny K's Krafty Krew   "Anything Goes" with a twist "Brown".  I haven't entered a challenge in FOREVER so this was a great opportunity.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Father's Day weekend, and we'll see you soon for another fabulous Corrosive Challenge!

Jasmine

Challenge # 201 Crop It or Cut It

Welcome back!  Thanks so much to all those that stopped by for The Corrosive Challenge's 200th Celebration!  I am behind the ball a little with my post, as I was away over the weekend for my friend from College's wedding.  We were roomies for a long time, and had SO much fun together.  I am so thrilled for her.

Time for a new challenge already.  I was so delighted that once again we are working with Lacy Sunshine!  Heather Valentin is the talented artist behind these cuties!  You can read all about her HERE!  Lacy Sunshine just premiered its very own online digital magazine on June 1st!  You can purchase your yearly or quarterly subscriptions HERE!  

A prize of 3 digis is up for grabs!  The theme for the challenge is "Crop It or Cut It".  This means you must crop and/or cut your image in some way.  Break out the scissors and the die cuts and let's see your fanciest of fussy cutting!

I was able to choose a digi, I have a serious thing for mermaids, so I went with Shelly Sunkissed Mermaid .  Love her!  She is colored with Copics, with some Stickles added to her tail, and some little adhesive pearls as well.  She is fussy cut and popped up with foam squares.  Most materials are from stash.  The floral papers are from Recollections "Today Tomorrow Forever" Pad (again!  LOL), I think the wave one was Bo Bunny.

Hope to see lots of creative cutting and cropping for our new challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jasmine



Challenge # 200 - Anything Goes!

Welcome back!  This is an exciting day for The Corrosive Challenge.  We are SO excited to be celebrating our 200th Challenge!!  Our generous sponsors have teamed up with us for a fun blog hop!  Visit each design team members blog to see her creation and leave a comment to be in the running to win the prize from her featured sponsor(s).   

You should have arrived here from Debora's blog (her post will be coming a little later in the week).  She is an AMAZINGLY talented lady!  And I think she may have one of the best crafty stashes around, she always has the perfect trinkets for her gorgeous creations.

Each team member had a chance to work with different sponsors.  I was lucky enough to get to work with Sami Stamps again!  Sami Siemers Ratliff is the owner of Sami Stamps, and if the images look a little familiar it is because she is Tammy from A Day For Daisies little sister.  So much talent in one family! 

 

The winner chosen from my comments will receive the generous prize of a $12 Gift Certificate to the shop.  

Anything goes for our 200th Challenge celebration!  I worked with the image called Sunny Spot I just love these sweet foxes.  It makes me want to curl up and take a nap in the sun somewhere.

The image is colored with Copics, with a stippled background (I have a problem with white space, lol.)  Papers are from Recollections "Today Tomorrow Forever" Pad I just got on clearance, I LOVE this pad of paper, the colors, and patterns are all so pretty.  Flower is K & Company Margo Paper Flower Brad, Metal corners are by Momenta, and the die cut is Memory Box Fauntleroy Crest.  I used an old sketch I had printed out for the layout. 

Not only can you win a prize from our sponsors, but the Grand Prize winner will be getting a £15 gift voucher for Crafts and Me.

 

Next up is the lovely Julie be sure to stop by and leave her some love!

Everyone at The Corrosive Challenge is so thrilled with all our followers, and proud to have reached our 200th Challenge!  Of course be sure to visit the blog for the entire hop list.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Jasmine

Corrosive Challenge # 199 - Banner Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms, grandmothers, step-mothers, or just wonderful women who touch the lives of those around you.  Hope all of you are spoiled by your loved ones today!

The Corrosive Challenge Blog is excited to welcome a brand new sponsor for their new challenge!

Sami Siemers Ratliff is the owner of Sami Stamps, and if the images look a little familiar it is because she is Tammy from A Day For Daisies little sister.  So much talent in one family!  Sami has a Bachelor's Degree in Illustration.  Per her blog: http://samistamp.blogspot.com/, "My inspiration comes from those things around me that make me happy in hopes that it might brighten your day.  We believe in surrounding yourself with the things that inspire and make you happy."

 

Sami is offering the winner the generous prize of a $12 Gift Certificate to her shop.  The theme for this challenge is "Banner Day" - use a banner on your creation.  

We were all lucky enough to be able to choose an image to work with.  I chose Bird Beauty.

I loved the example photo so much I pretty much cased this design. 

All supplies are from stash.  I ended up making an easel card, since I couldn't quite make a banner work on the front.  I just think she's so lovely and peaceful.

So what do you say?  Let your flags, pennants and banners fly, and join us over at The Corrosive Challenge Blog for the chance at a fabulous prize from Sami Stamps.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jasmine

Corrosive Challenge # 197 - Pretty Pastels

Good morning!  The birds are chirping, crocuses and daffodils are blooming, and the snow and ice has been washed away by April showers.  I was so excited that we are working with The Paper Shelter as our fab sponsor for the new challenge.  They have a growing collection of adorable, fun, sweet images that have clean lines, excellent print quality, and you even get a colored version with your order!

Since spring seems to be in the air for most folks, the theme for the new challenge is "Pretty Pastels" - create a project featuring pastel colors.  There are so many perfect images available at The Paper Shelter it's hard to choose just one.  The team was lucky enough to be able to choose between two images.  I worked with So Pretty!

 

She is colored with Copics, with a little sparkle added to her compact and lipstick.  I realized when looking at my papers...I don't really do pastels, but I thought the light gray and yellow would pass.

The sentiment was part of a set by TPC Studio called "Eau de Toilette", I just picked them up at Jo-Anns on clearance, I think they were only 97 cents!  The daisies are K & Co Daises sticker medley, the bow is Recollections (I adore these little bows), all the rest is from stash.

Be sure to join us at The Corrosive Challenge for a chance at a fabulous prize!

Thanks for stopping by,

Jasmine